What does the
   RCMA do for You?

Benefits of membership are gained from the interrelationship of the national, state, local and specialty associations and the united efforts they make to improve and protect medicine. These organizations work singly and jointly to protect all of us from the inroads of inappropriate legislation, from the non-physician medical practitioners who constantly strive to increase the scope of their practice, from the misguided media, and from those who, regardless of motivation, unwittingly work to destroy our profession. Listed below are some of the services under broad categories:

Legislative Advocacy:

• Legal protections for HMO patients & physicians
• MICRA
• Ongoing efforts to stop intrusion into clinical decision-making
• Overturn efforts by health plans to limit physicians' access to managed care panels.
• help re-establish equitable reimbursements for physicians by overturning unfair Medicare rules.

Legal Services:

• Managed Care Compensation Review
• Managed Care Contract Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance

Physician Service/Benefits

• NORCAL, Professional Liability Insurance
• Credit Investment Services
• Business/Personal Insurance for Physicians, their families and employees. Medical, Dental, Worker’s Compensation, Disability, Life and more, from Marsh Affinity Group Services ( www.marshaffinity.com) 1-800-842-3761.
• Managed Care Workshops
• Practice Management Seminars
• Continuing Medical Education Accreditation
• Annual Statewide Physicians' Well-Being Conference
• Physicians Referral Service (250-300 referrals per month)
• Automatic $100,000 accidental death & dismemberment flight insurance
• Riverside County Federal Credit Union
• Amusement Park and Entertainment Discount Tickets
• Membership Label Service

Publications

• Physicians Managed Care Manual
• Model Managed Care Contract
• CMA's Action Plan for Physicians Terminated by Managed Care Plans
• California Physician's Legal Handbook
• Annual Pictorial Membership Directory
• RCMA section in Southern California Physician
• California Physician (monthly on-line)
• Fax Facts

For more information concerning any of these services/benefits, please contact Mary Barnes at the RCMA office at (951) 686-3342